Press



Oct. 4, 1932. H G SUTTQN 1,881,000

PRESS Filed Sept. 23 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet l H. G. SUTTON Oct. 4, 1932.

PRESS Filed Sept. 23, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Oct. 4, 1932. H. G. SUTTON l 1,881,000

PRESS Filed Sept. 23, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 iuianrs, froUNr'rED s'rATEsr-IOFFMAN MACHINERY coRPoRATroN, on NEW YORK,

NQ A ORIEORATON 0F vDELAW'ARE PRESS Y Applcationled September 23, 1926. K Serial No. 137,291.

*This'invention'pertains to pressesk designed to be utilized primarily for the pressing of garments.

The main object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple structure wherein the head, when thepress is open, stands .a considerable distance Vto the rear of the ybuck or fixed pressing Y element over the bucl; in direct alignment ytherewith is precludedM erator maysecure a proper lay of the goods ing relationwith the buck.

and thenmovesdownwardly to pressing'position in a `substantially rightl line whereby any dragging of the'head across the goods By this arrangement the opupon the buck orlfiied pressing element and hold itin suchposition' as the head is swungk forwardly and over the buck'` prior to the downwardmovemcnt of the head` into press@v v The clearance between the head andthe buck, after the head has been moved forwardlyfin alignment with the buclnis such that the operatorv may retain his hold uponthe garment and shift the garment, if need be, prior to, or during the lowerine; of the head. In the reverse movement ofthe press, the head first moves upwardlyin a right? line and then swings rearwardly to full openposition.V

A. further ob'ect of the invention is to p ro vide a base or" standard which carries4 guideways vorcam slots, which elements cooperating with rollers secured tothe head supportj ing frame give or impart to the head and its supporting frame' the movements above specified. A `still further object of thel invention is lto provide a simple means whereby the head supporting framemay l be moved downwardly' so as to effectpthe forward motion f and the ultimate downwardv motion to produce ,theV

pressing operation', Means ils-provided tending at all times to'raise the head supporting frame toy its highest position inlwhich position the head is fully `elevatedand carried to the rear and clear ofthe buck.l f y still further object ofthe invention is to provide a frame .of sheet metal which is lightV in construction and yet .quite rigid,

lthe head supporting member being likewise '599 formed in alike manner.

and moves forwardly With these and other objects in view, reference is had to the annexed drawings wherein,

Figure 1 1s a vertical longitudinal section of the press, the head being shown in its fully opened and rearward position in full lines and in7 its intermediate position in dotted lines, that is to say, prior to its final downward movement to effect the pressing operation; Figure 2 a vertical sectional elevation showing the head fully lowered into pressing relation and the treadle lever locked; i Figure 3 a vertical sectional elevation taken on the line III-III of Figure 1 looking toward the rear of the press; and

Figure 4 a transverse horizontal sectional view taken on the line IV-IV of Figure 1.

The base or frame'of the machine may bel said to comprise a base plate or casting 1, a

form. These parts are secured together in any approved manner as by electric welding, riveting or otherwise. The members 3 and 3a are substantially L-shape in cross section, as will be best seen upon reference to Figure 4, and their lower portions preferably extend into the member 1 to which they are secured in order to impart rigidity to the frame. "The edges of the members at their forward portion are separated, forming a vertical opening or slot 4 which extends the height of the frame, f-

Rising from the top plate 2 is a buck support 5 upon which' in turn is secured the buck 6, the face of which may have any desired contour. f

The head is denoted by 7 and is so shaped asv to cooperate with the face of thebuck. These members may be provided with suitable padding, not shown, and will likewise be provided with outlets, not shown, for the connection of pipes through `which steam may enter for the purpose of heating the same and ejecting steam upon the garment.

Suitable vacuum or suction pipes will be em-V 'L ployed but none of these pipes are shown as rranrArEs PATENT erica *l HABE/'EZ GEORGE SUTTON,

i [theyform .no part of the` present invention.

vThe head 7 is secured to the forwardly .ex-

frame is inclined VVforwardlyvto a slight extent from a right angle'with reference .to the upper member to which the head is attached. y In other words,- the supporting frame takes the general outlineof an inverted L. YPreferably this supportinglframe or element is formed from sheet steel bent to form to comprise a relatively wide body portion e v provided with rearwardly extending side- A handle 11 is provided.y at the forward end of the arm 8 so that the" frame and the head may, if desired, be drawnY j 'Y The snubber frameA 27 is secured kflanges A10 and 10a.

. forwardly by'hand.

t VEach of the side members 3 and 3? is provided with two slots or openings and secured Y to said plates adjacent said openings are bear-V j ing elements adapted to receive guiding rollersse'cured to the headfsupporting frame.

L plied i to.,k the reference numerals upon 'y the e same'contour as `the slot 12.v A second slotv Y so ' i to Inasmuch as the corresponding slots and tracks inl each ofthemembers and 3a are, f alike in form and function, one set only will bedescribed and the exponente willbe apsecondset. I. Y l,

y Adjacent the lower forward portion ofthe member l`S'thereis formed a slot 12, see FigiV ure 1, Vthe lower portion of whichis vertical,

or substantially so,'while the yupper-portion is inclined rearwardlyl to aslight: extent. Se-V cured to the plate lis 'a'member or casting 1 3, Figure 4jhaving an vopeningtherein o-f the .is formed in the upper portionrof the plate adjacentvits rear, said slot being denoted byv 14., The lower portion of this slot stands in parallelism with the lowerV portion of" slot 12 while the rear portion thereof-is inclined j only to' a slight extent yabove the horizontal.

Secured to theouter faceof'the plate 3 adjacent the vslot or opening 14 and havingI an opening thereinof the, same contour Vas the slot, is a trackvor'guideway 15,A see Figure-,3.` Y 1 .Y Attached to the lower end ofthe head supporting member is a bracket 16, see Figure 4,.

stud axle orV and mounted insa-id bracketiis a bolt 17 which forms the support for a roller 18 having a flange 19 at its inner end which bears. against the inner faceof the plate 3Q The bracket may be provided with socket adapted to receive an upwardly extending bumper 20 of rubber or thelike,which bumper isa'dapted to coactwith a pad 21, see F igurer-3, carriedbyY the under ,faceof a bracket 22 ksecured to the side wall Yof the member' .3.V This bracket v,and the associated parts,V

along. with the bumper'20 form stops to prey;k Y vent the head from swinging too far back and from placing strain upon the rollers, heretofore described, andtheir'associated elements vand likewise upon then-upper rollersr The and may be said upper roller 23 having a ange 24 is carried kby a stud axle 25 mounted in abracket 26 secured to the head supporting element or frame.

All of the rollersr are preferably, adjustably mounted so as to insure fair bearing between them and the fixed frame to prevent' any side vmovementof the head supporting frame.

vTo prevent the frame, and thehea'd supported thereby, from being v thrown back fviolently and. .placing und'ue'strain l upon the parts, there is 'preferably employed aA snubber of any known form, the snubber casingbeing denoted by 27, the strap' 28 of which extends rearwardly and is secured tothe head frame in Aany suitable manner as'byjan eye bolt 29. to oneside of a heavy bracket or invertedy columnl 30 rigidly aliixed to the underv face of the headpiece-2 of the frame. f 'v j Y' The lower end of the member 3() is bifurcated,see Figure 3, and a shaftf31in'the lowerend of the bracket isV a lever ofbell-crank form. vThe lower arm 32 of said-lever is bifurcated andY in the outer extremity thereof there is pivot-ally mounted pivotally mounted upon ojo across pin 33 forming the supportfora block Figure 1, have aligning openings,V extending therethrough through whichl extends the duced upper end of a'link 35. Pinned to the upper end ofsaid member 35,y above .the block,

isa hand piece 36 by which the link may beA Yrotated to turn itsflowerthreaded endinto or out of a block 37-whichv latter fin turnis piv- Y otally mounted at its lower end upon a cross shaft 38` carriedV by' arms of a bracket l39 secured to the lower end of the head supporting frame.y The members 35y and`37, in effect,

form one link or element of atoggle the otherV Velement of which is the arm 32. The upper` bifurcated, see i 3, anda cross pin arm 40 -of the elbow lever more particularly Figure orshaft 41 is secured therein. Said shaft forms the supportffor the upper ends of a pair.'k

ofdraw links 42 and- 42a the lowerendg of which. are securedto across pinv43 mounted l which extend4 inwardly from la' treadle 45,

see Figure V4. VVSaid Y lli? arms are rigidly secured tothe forward endV vof al pair of bars'46 and 46"*whichfextendv rearwardly of thepress Vand 'are'fulcrumedf Yupon across bar or-shaft 47, .which latter nds its supportintheupwardlyextendingvlugs' 48 and 48.shown as formedv as an Vintegral portion ofthe base member 1l The bars 46and 46'a,'together with the arms 44 and 44,a and the'treadlef 45, forma treadle Vlever which, when depressed bythe opeinator` draws the links downwardly and rocks 'the bell-crankflever vabout itsiffulcrumk 31 yand tends tobring. to straightened yposition theV toggle composedl ofthe member V31 `and the members 35 and'37."` 'V A f Azbumper() carried by a bracket 51fiXed to the base memberlstands in line with the cross piece 52formed as an integral part of the treadle and serves-to relieve thel operator Y froml j ar or shock when thetreadle is carried downto itsffull extent.

Y In lorder to effect anupward movement of the headcarrying framerand to cause the rollers vto move upwardly in the slots, there is providedvspring means secured between a fixed portion of the bedl of the machine andv the lower portion of the swinging andtilting head carrying frame. In'the instant case,

two springs are shown designated respective-l ly by 53 and 53a. The springs Vmay bey at, tached to the-fixed frame ofthe machine and to the head frame in any suitable manner and in the present instance there-is Shown a hookv y oreye ,54 rigidly secured to the frame member 2 with whichthere engages a similar .member 557 the lower end of which is thread- Y ed intoa block 56 screwed into the upper end ofthe spring. The ylower end of the spring furcated yoke or blockwhich is pivotally connected to a bracket59 secured to the lower ySt? . posed Aportions of said slots.

end of the head carrying frame 8`.

f A work table Y6() is shown secured to the upper frame member 2.

The operation of the machine may be briefly stated as follows f 'f -Assuming rthat the parts are kin the position shown infull lines Figure Il,` the operator may draw `the head frame and the head forwardly by taking hold ofthe handle 1l and bringing it to the'position shown in dotted lines Vin `Figure l; or such action may be effected by depression ofthe treadle lever.v l/Vhen the head is in the position shown in the dotted lines, the rollers 18 and 23 and' 18a and 23 willoccupy, the` positionfshown in the dotted lines in vFigurev l. In other wordsthey will have passed out of the rearwardlyzinclined portionsofthe slots 'or ways andwi-ll be in line with the vertically dis- Further downward movement of the'treadle lever will then bring the arm 32 of the bell-crank and the link 35 to the position shown in FigureQ, the

frame element l andthe pressfwill thus be held'locked 'inits closedy position. It'may be readily opened by merely depressing. the' upwardly to the position shown in dotted l lines, Figure 1, and then rearwardly to the full line position shown in said figure.

y The snubber 27 will prevent the head from swinging back too rapidlv and thus placing strain upon the `parts. Furthermore, the spring action of the snubber will, to a degree, assist in drawing the head supporting frame forwardly.

It will be noted that when the head is in its rear position the springs are not under tension, hence but little eort is needed to move the head forwardly to the dotted line position. The linkage, moreover, is such that an extremely heavy pressure-may be applied to the head through the frame andthe press is thus effective for both light and heavy work. kThe degree of pressure may, of course, loev varied by changing the effective length of the link 35.

kBy having the frame-work of the machine constructed of sheet steel it is at once light and rigid.y So too by making the head carrying frame 8 of the same material the frame is light and yet will effect all the pressure that is needed to make the press highly efficient.

The head carrying frame will allow ,the head to tilt where, for instance, a heavy piece of goods is under one end and a light piece under the other and yet said head will always come back to its true alignment when the pressure isl removed. In other words, the

its

frame are spaced a considerable distance apart and there is little or no tendency for the frame to weave or twist. Again there is no localized bearing between the main frame and the head frame, a feature of manifest advantage particularly over those constructions which employ an arm or lever pivotally supported on or by a shaft. What is claimed is:

l. In a' garment press the combination of' a fixed pressing element; a movable pressing element adapted to cooperate therewith; a frame for supporting said fixed element; a supporting element for the movable pressing element mounted for movement with reference to the frame; positive guidingmeans independent of any press actuating means, in-

terposed between said frame' and the supporting element acting to constrain motion of the supporting element to asubstantially right line separation yof said movable pressing element from the fixed element and then a lateral swinging movement; spring means fit ifi: l

acting at all timestoelevatesaid frame and-y f to normally hold' it in such position ;andop'` n 4 erator operated means ordrawing said frame ,mea/ns1.. l, v2. In a garment pressthe combi-nation of v downwardly opposition '.to.` said i springv I a fixed frame; a pressingV element mounted A normally facting `rtojmove the lsupporting Y thereon; af movable pressing element; al sup@`v porting frame. havingan upper-'overhang lo ingportion to which latter the'movable press-V ing .element is attached,.said frame beingv movable withrei'erence to. the hired frame; Vcooperating confining guideways and-rollers i5' carried by said lrespective .frames and. orm

ing the sole means for-.directing the movement othe supporting frame ;A spring means -j framefupwardly. and to, maintainitin sucli 2Q yframe v'downwardly iniopposition to said spring means.

position; .andmeans under the control of the operator tor drawing Vthe head supporting v l3.".ln'aggarmentf lpress the combination oi Va fixed frame; a pressinglelement mountedl thereon.' a movable ressinv element suY i l 7 v Y l n Vportingframe lhaving an upper overhangingf portion to which latter the movable lpressing elementisk attached, saidiirame being movable with jreferen'ceito the xed Jframe; co-

operatingfguide waysv and members carried by sa-id; respective frames for positively Vdirecting the movement of*the,rsuppe'rtingV iranien spring :means normally acting to move the Vsupporting frame upwardly Aand to maintainitinsuch position; and meansun der thecontrol of the operator for drawing `the-,head supporting 'frame downwardly.

' 4.111 agarnient-press theV combination of.

a 'fixed .frame ;"ar Vpressing ',element mounted thereon; a movable pressing element; asup- Y porting frame having an upper overhanging r portion to which latter; the movable pressing elementV is attached ;ja pair of -coniiningguide 'waysgformed upon each side .of the iXed traine, the ways of eachpair being provided with a substantially vertically disposedilower portion lwith the lupper portions inclining l rearwardlyaprollers carried by the support-v ling'iframe` and extending into .said-ways; spring means acting .upon the supportingframe-to movethe same upwardly; and means actingjinopposition thereto to move the supporting frame downwardly.

.bis

v 5 5.11m' a garment'press the combination oi ayixe'd 'frame'; (a pressing elementmounted thereon; a movable pressingelement; a supvk porting :frame for thel latter; a pairo conel ning guidefways formed upon each side ofthe fixed frame; the ways of each pair being'. lprovided with a substantiallyy vertically dis-r posed lower portiongwiththeupper portions i-IlQlnin'g rearwardly; rollers carried by the supporting frame and extending into saidways;I meansy acting upon.- the supporting;

f1.aniey to move the same' upwardly; and va toggle inechanism' interposed between the lower'en/d of the supporting `frame andthe 'iiXed Y frame tofmove Ythe* su'ppoifti'ng frame downwardly. l s 6. lnagarrneiitipress'the combinatioiri'of aXedframe the side walls whereof are spaced apart and the frame being open to the rear; cooperative pressing elements one whereof is movable with reference: to the other; a supporting :frame for? said movable pressing element', l said f Yframe having the form, substantially, of aninverted L with tlie'lower endffextendingV .inwardly of the sides Vof the lixed'rame'; vertically spaced n rollersextending from-fthe lower portion of each of lthe sides oftheV supporting frame7 each roller extending into a conlining cooperating guideway; one-lor each roller, formed in the sides.v of the lixed frame; saidrollers and guidewaystorming the sole means llor guiding the head supporting'frame;`means for lowering saidv supporting frame; and

spring means Vconnectedto thelower portion oiithefsnpporting frame-'and a fixed portion of the press actingv at all timesto el'evatesaid frame.'V f' 7'. ,ln agarmentpressthe combination of a nXed frame; Va pressing element mounted thereon; a movable pressing element; a support therefor; said;V support extending rear- ,wardlyv of and jdownwardly therefrom;

guide memberssecured to'saidsupport; cam tracksv forV said guide members,said tracks being arranged iii vertically disposed pairs,

'the slotsV of each pair having `parallel portions which constrainf the support Vto right line motion when the pressingelements are near .eachother and non-paral1elportions which `impart a compound movementV to the support'when the press elementsjare more` vers supporting'said l'rame; and'guidesfor .the rollers arranged*invertically Vdisposed pairs having' parallel portions and AVdivergent portions arranged 'tocause Vthe. head to move i inra vrightl line upwardly from pressing posi# tion! and then rearwardly 'with motion clear of the buck.v 1

9. ln a garmentpressthe combination of compound Vamain Vframe; ,abu'cli mounted fon said rame; YaV head;"a movable frame to which Vvthe head is attached ya plurality of laterally extending andvertically spaced rollers Ycarr-iedy'by, each side oli lthe lower portion of the' movable frame;V each of said rollers eX- tendingiinto ya guiding rslot Vformed inthe mainr irai-rief, said" slotsv being vertically fine spaced and so'contour'ed as yto impart a right linev inovementQto the movable frame `as the Vsame yis .moved to final pressing position;

said rollers forming in conjunction with ysaid slots the sole guiding means for said movable frame; and means for shifting the frame.

10. In agarment pressl the combination of a fixed main Jframe; a buck thereon; a pressing head; a supportingV frame for the head,

s-aid frame having a rear downwardly extendingy portion; cooperating vguides and Yrollers carried by the frames for supporting 1 said supporting frame and controlling its direction of movement; a treadle lever fulcrumed at the rear of the main frame; a bell-crank lever fulcrumed upon a xed portion of the press; a linlrconnected with the lower arm of said bell-crank lever and likewise connected to the-lower end of the downwardly extending portion of the head supporting frame; and at least one draw link connecting the treadle lever with the upper l arm of the bell-crank lever.

, 11. A garment press as set forth in claim 10 provided with spring means acting upon the lower end of the head supporting frame to urge the same upwardly.

12. In a garmentpress the combination of a fixed frame comprising two vertically disposed side membersstanding in spaced relation a buck supported thereby; a head adapted to cooperate with the buck; Va head carrying ramehaving a downwardly extending portion and a `orwardly extend portion to which latter the head is secured; a pair of cam follower elements extending outward from eachside of said downwardly extending portion; a vpair of vertically spaced cams in each of said side members arranged to confine said rollers to definite paths of motion the two cams in each side member having parallel portions and divergent portions whereby the head is constrained to right'line motion when adjacent the buck and to compound swinging motion toward and from a position over the buck; and means for actuating said head carrying Y frame comprising va toggle directly connected to the head carrying frame and to a fixed portion of the press to move said head carrying frame and to develop a rapidly increasing leverage by movement of the toggle toward straightened position as the head approaches pressing relation with the buck. VIn testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication.

' HARRY GEORGE SUTTON.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,881,000. October 4, 1932'.

HARRY GEORGE SUTTON.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification '0f "the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, lines 99 and 113, claims 7 and 8., respectively,l `for "disposed" read displaced; l page 5, line`=40, yclaim l2, after "parallel" insert the words right line; and that the said-Letters Patent shouldlberead with 'these corrections therein that the same may conform .to the record of the case in thePatent Office.

Signedl and sealed vthis 29thday of November, A. D. 1932.

M. J. Moore,

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

